Otherwise, I sense he might be reverting to his old ways, i.e. before he became a Piston. My sense of it is that with Big Ben now on Comcast in the Windy City that Flipper has taken more control of the team. In fact Dumars has even said this.

My sense also is that Sheed doesn't connect with Flipper. With Big Ben here I believe that Big Ben could get through to Sheed to keep his head in the games. Now that Big Ben is gone the question is which Sheed are we going to see this year?

Hopefully tonight is not a reflection of what we can expect from Sheed for the remaining 80 games of this regular season.

I'll say it again, Sheed is in BIG trouble with the new tech rule. There is absolutely no way that he can supress his natural emotions. He will quit the NBA before he walks away from an official who made a bad call.

It's not Sheed's emotions, or attitude. Dude is really cool, he just talks TOOOOOOO MUCH. He does not have the ability to SHUT-UP, if he were a second grader they'd basically give him one of those pills to make him behave, riddlin or sumthin'.

I don't believe this rule is going to last. Players need the ability to discuss a call and there is way too much interperation going on by the refs on what is acceptable or not. Its going to get to the point where a player cannot even talk to the refs and thats not going to stand.

This and that dork new ball may even be the beginning of the end for Stern but until that Sheed is going to have to keep quite. Very quite. I know he wants to have a good season so he will adjust.

I don't believe this rule is going to last. Players need the ability to discuss a call and there is way too much interperation going on by the refs on what is acceptable or not. Its going to get to the point where a player cannot even talk to the refs and thats not going to stand.

This and that dork new ball may even be the beginning of the end for Stern but until that Sheed is going to have to keep quite. Very quite. I know he wants to have a good season so he will adjust.

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Yeah I'm happy it happened now. More time for him to adjust. Sheed is not going to his "old ways" He found a place here, and he's not going to let us down this easily. The refs will slow down. Whenever a rule is made as a parent, or a teacher, or any person they'll be overdoing the rule first but they'll slow down eventually. Sheed is going to do good Friday. Book it. I think Sheed will do his best to stop, hopefully it's enough.

yeah i didn't see the game, and it sounds like this sheed thing could be a seperate issue, but i mean does anyone consider mike bibby to be a disrespectful player? he got tossed.
kirk hinrich? he got a tech. even guys who don't normally get them or considered whingers, complainers, ref intimidators are getting them.

i tell you one thing, its gonna make this sleeper league VERY interesting...

It sounded like Sheed was saying something to the ref before he got kicked out like "Ronnie Nunn said you have to call that, Ronnie Nunn said you have to call that, etc." It's almost like he was trying to get kicked out.

Even Wade got a tech on opening night.

I agree with the principal of what they are trying to do... but they really can't T someone up for a natural reaction. The arguing I am OK with.

i was at the game...on the jumbotron sheed told the ref 'you owe me' twice and then he got tossed. i thought it was pretty weak. the new rule should apply to coaches too...stotts looked worse than scott skiles out there, and both of his assistant coaches were standing the entire game.

I am not sure if the first one was a qualified tech or not. I think he was just reacting to the foul with a rebel yell and you should be allowed to do that as long as you dont curse, throw the ball or direct your anger directly at the ref.

On the second one he just couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Basically Sheed tested the new system, the refs answered and hopefully he learned his lesson.

For the game his highlight stat line was his 2 blocks. 0-3 shooting, 0 points and 3 boards.